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  • Agony Claws My Mind. I Am A Statistic. When I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 4,090 views

    Agony claws my mind. I am a statistic. When I first got here, I felt very much alone. I was overwhelmed by grief, and I expected to find sympathy. I found no sympathy. I saw only thousands of others whose bodies were as badly mangled as mine. I was given a number and places in a category. This was ...read more

  • B. Tennessee Williams Tells A Story Of Someone ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    B. Tennessee Williams tells a story of someone who forgot- the story of Jacob Brodzky, a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The older Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. The boy, on the other hand, desired nothing but to marry Lila, his childhood sweetheart- a French girl who ...read more

  • Giant Steps  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,451 views

    Giant steps Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges. Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki) By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01 WAYLAND Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after ...read more

  • Last Week I Read In The Advice Column In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 27,701 views

    Last week I read in the advice column in the paper about a couple who was celebrating 50 years of marriage. The husband wrote that someone commented, ¡§Ken, 50 years is a long time.¡¨ He immediately responded: ¡§Not nearly as long as it would have been without her.¡¨ I couldn¡¦t get the man¡¦s ...read more

  • Let's Look At What Dr. C. Truman Davis* Wrote ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,577 views

    Let’s look at what Dr. C. Truman Davis* wrote about the price Jesus paid for this indescribable gift (2 Cor. 9:15): After the arrest in the middle of the night, Jesus was brought before the Sanhedrin and Caiphus, the High Priest; it is here that the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier ...read more

  • Randy Comes To Our Young Adult Ministry Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,417 views

    Randy comes to our young adult ministry every week. He has a speech impediment and usually stands in the corner by himself. When I go to greet him and tell him how glad I am to see him, he says the same thing to me every week. “I almost didn’t come tonight, and I don’t think I’ll be coming ...read more

  • During The 1st Part Of The 20th Century, J. C. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 11, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    During the 1st part of the 20th century, J. C. Penney presided over a very powerful empire of over 1,700 stores. At the time he had the country’s largest chain of department stores, each one bearing his name. Although his enterprise made him incredibly wealthy, J.C. Penney’s life was not devoid ...read more

  • Call Home Often  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,645 views

    CALL HOME OFTEN Max Lucado in his book "In the Eye of a Storm" talks about traveling from one speaking engagement to another. He had traveled from San Antonio to Boston and had spoken at a gathering in Boston. Then he was flying on to Edmonton, Canada to fulfill a speaking engagement there. When ...read more

  • Earth In The Bargain!" Revelations 22: 20-21 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,145 views

    “Earth in the Bargain!” Revelations 22: 20-21 Key verse(s): 21:“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.” The surest way to become hopeless is to simply open your eyes in the morning and look around you. Everything seems to be falling apart. Huge deficits, world terrorism, train, ...read more

  • A Path We Feared To See!" Philippians 2:5-11 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,100 views

    “A Path We Feared to See!” Philippians 2:5-11 Key verse(s): 8:“‘And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even the death of the cross.” We love so many things in this life! Yet, there is one thing so worth loving that is seldom afforded even the ...read more

  • Compassion For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
     | 6,108 views

    Compassion for "Dirty Dog Gentiles" Mark 7:36-37 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (NIV) These ...read more

  • She Was Just Fifteen. Tears Filled Her Eyes And ...

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on May 4, 2010
     | 1,749 views

    She was just fifteen. Tears filled her eyes and quivers moved her lips. Quickly she placed her hands over her ears. The shouting from her mother exploded her emotions and her restraint. And, suddenly, she screamed, “SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!” Conflict. From all accounts, he stood above the rest. ...read more

  • The Colt Mccoy Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,206 views

    THE COLT MCCOY STORY College football experienced a masterpiece national championship game featuring the number one ranked Crimson Tide from Alabama against the undefeated ballers from the University of Texas. The Longhorns, led by their Heisman nominated quarterback Colt McCoy hoped to prove to ...read more

  • Who Are You Rescuing?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2010
     | 3,817 views

    WHO ARE YOU RESCUING? Jesus, help us to control our desires. May a thirst for knowing You and a longing to please You become our strongest passion, like it was for Mary Frances Housley. Let me tell you a true story. MARY FRANCES HOUSLEY was born October 12, 1926 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She grew ...read more

  • Wait...god Did Come

    Contributed by Soon-Hock Lim on Dec 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,417 views

    WAIT...GOD DID COME Philip Yancey tells the story of a migrant farmhand in his book "Where is God When It Hurts": Last year we went to a little church in New Jersey.... We had all our children there, the baby included. The Reverend Jackson was there, I can't forget his name, and he told us to be ...read more

  • Biting The Hand That Feeds You  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,792 views

    BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU The other week, Laura and I were watching the Animal Planet. On the show we were watching was a dog that was rescued from a neglectful family. The poor animal had a big chain collar embedded into its neck. It had been a long time since the large animal had ...read more

  • Thoughts On The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 18, 2012
     | 6,282 views

    THOUGHTS ON THE BODY OF CHRIST Here are some thoughts on The Church from a few 30 on down in age individuals from the book "The Relevant Church": Quotes: Brian Kay, "It is impossible to be a follower of Christ and not be part of a local church!" "No one can have God as Father who does not also ...read more

  • The Cave Dwellers” By Max Lucado. ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 4, 2012
     | 7,683 views

    “The Cave Dwellers” by Max Lucado. “Long ago, or maybe not so long ago, there was a tribe of people in a dark, cold cave. The cave dwellers would huddle together and cry against the chill. Loud and long they wailed. It was all they did. It was all they knew to do. The sounds in the cave were ...read more

  • Running Past The Red Flags

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,598 views

    “Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.” - Doug Larson The house looked like a fairy tale come true. Though my friend had a nagging feeling about the owners, she ignored it and went to inspect the house. It was spacious and full of sunshine with a big ...read more

  • Mother's Day Is Fast Approaching And My Mind Went ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2007
     | 2,814 views

    MOTHER’S DAY IS FAST APPROACHING and my mind went back many years ago to a TV program called, I Remember Moma (I guess I’m showing my age now). It was broadcast from 1949 to 1957 on CBS. It was a 30 minute show in black and white about a Norwegian-American family living in San Francisco in ...read more